Listening is more than merely hearing words. Listening is an active process by which we receive, construct meaning from, and respond to spoken and nonverbal messages (Emmert, 1994).
Listening is the foundation of all other language arts (Rubin, 2000). Marzano, Pickering, and Pollick (2001) reinforce that the more students use all language forms (oral, print, and other media) in the classroom, the more opportunity they have to learn and become successful communicators.
From the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education's Website:
"Lend Me Your Ears", an online resource developed to help you incorporate listening activities into your Middle Years Language Arts Program. This resource consists of three listening activities for each grade from Grade 6 to Grade 9. Each topic is matched to our curriculum model units. Each self-contained module includes:
a complete lesson including instructions to the student, all print off sheets and rubrics,
tips for teachers including possibilities for extension activities,
Listening is more than merely hearing words. Listening is an active process by which we receive, construct meaning from, and respond to spoken and nonverbal messages (Emmert, 1994).
Listening is the foundation of all other language arts (Rubin, 2000). Marzano, Pickering, and Pollick (2001) reinforce that the more students use all language forms (oral, print, and other media) in the classroom, the more opportunity they have to learn and become successful communicators.From the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education's Website:
There are listening assessment rubrics provided for some of the Grade Levels. Please refer to the Grade pages for more.
Lend Me Your Ears (shared by Danielle Jamieson, Learning Coach)
"Lend Me Your Ears", an online resource developed to help you incorporate listening activities into your Middle Years Language Arts Program.This resource consists of three listening activities for each grade from Grade 6 to Grade 9. Each topic is matched to our curriculum model units.
Each self-contained module includes: